Level Crossing

I’s not often we get trains with three carriages on the Cardiff to Manchester line. There must have been a big event going on somewhere!

Blustery View

Strong winds from the south west today – warm, but a tad noisy!

Ape Dale August

Now this is what August in Ape Dale should look like!

Rainbow

A passing shower first thing, and this rainbow erupted over my neighbour’s bungalow.

Burgeoning Bracken

It’s the first time I’ve walked down here for over a week, and I can’t get over how much the bracken has shot up in such a short space of …

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Festival Fever

Festival Fever - Writing Magazine - September 2016 Issue
Festival Fever – Writing Magazine – September 2016 Issue

Most of us love a good writing workshop, and for an hour or two we’re in heaven. But why go to one when we could have a whole weekend or even a week of them? Three key writers’ conferences take place between the end of July through to the beginning of September, giving delegates a plethora of workshops and talks in which to immerse themselves.

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Fungi Foray

I don’t know how many times I must have walked past this huge fungi, growing at the foot of this particular tree trunk, but I suddenly noticed it this morning …

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Foggy Snapper

It’s August! Hence why I was able to snap the fog this morning. At least Midlands Today liked it!

Morning Dew

It’s the 2nd August, theres low mist clinging to the tops of the hills, and the grass is covered in dew and rain. It looks quite spectacular when you take …

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Rosebay Willowherb

The Rosebay Willowherb seems to have burst into flower in the week I’ve been away.